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Security tightened at Leh Airport

Srinagar: Security forces were put on maximum alert in hitherto peaceful Leh town of frontier region of Ladakh today following intelligence reports that militants...

Youth’s death rumor sparks protests at Parimpora

Srinagar: Protests erupted at Parimpora area of Srinagar today after rumors of a local youth's death in police custody started doing rounds on social...

Strict security measures in place for Milad celebrations

  Srinagar: As Eid-Milad-Un-Nabi approaches, the authorities have decided to install more CCTV cameras and deploy additional security forces at Hazratbal shrine, which houses the...

Five passengers sustain injuries as bus hit mosque wall

Srinagar: At least five passengers travelling in a Srinagar bound bus were wounded when the bus skidded off the road and rammed into the...

JK govt orders transfers and posting in state administration

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government Tuesday ordered transfers and postings in different departments in the state administration. "In the interest of administration, the following...

Shopian shuts against erratic power supply

Srinagar: With no respite from the unscheduled power cuts, a complete shutdown is being observed in south Kashmir’s Shopian town and adjacent areas. Sources said that...

Three houses gutted in a fire incident

Anantnag:  At least three houses were razed to the ground after they caught fire at  Kutmarg –Noorabad village of Kulgam district of South Kashmir on...

Thousands bid adieu to slain militant

Pulwama: Thousands participated in the funeral prayers of the slain Hizb militant Adil Rasheed Chopan who was killed in an encounter with government forces in...

Troops begin CASO in Kupwara village

Srinagar: A cordon and Search Operation (CASO) was launched at Sulkote Kupwara by 41 RR, SOG Kupwara and 98 BN CRPF, sources said. According to...

Srinagar records coldest night of season

Srinagar: The night temperatures across Kashmir and Ladakh regions continued to dip with Srinagar witnessing the coldest night of the season so far. The minimum...

Indonesian national arrested at Srinagar Airport

Srinagar: An Indonesian national has been arrested from Srinagar International Airport on Monday,  sources said. The detainee is a girl who was on way from...

Three LeT militants killed in Handwara

Srinagar: Three Lashkar-e-Toiba militants have been killed in an encounter in Magam area of Handwara in north Kashmir's Kupwara district on Tuesday. A senior police...

Amid refusal by security agencies, ‘Islamic State’ grows in Kashmir

Srinagar: Post Arab Spring, dozens of copies of Dabiq – an online ISIS magazine tailored towards foreign recruits – were being downloaded in 2014...

Teenager heeds to parents appeal, ‘leaves’ militant ranks 

Srinagar: Following an appeal from his parents, one more youth (a teenager) who had reportedly joined militant ranks has returned home in South Kashmir. According...

Teachers yet again called for election duty

Srinagar: J&K government has once again engaged government school teachers as Booth Level Officers (BLOs), in various districts, affecting the academic session in the...

Peripheral health care is ‘unwell’: JKDCC

Srinagar: Stating that the peripheral health in Kashmir is in shambles, and ‘about to burst,’ Jammu and Kashmir Doctors Coordination Committee (JKDCC) the amalgamation...

Militant killed in Tral encounter

Srinagar: A local militant was killed in a gun fight with government forces in Tral area of Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Monday. The...

Nothing smart about ‘Smart City’

Srinagar: The idea of turning Srinagar into a smart City may prove to be messy affair, as the seemingly major player in the project,...

‘Smart City’ proposal at a nascent stage

Srinagar: Over a year after the authorities banned the stone quarry activities in Pantha Chowk here, the government on Monday said that the project...

Set same standards for all, PDP Legislator to separatists

Srinagar: Legislator from the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) from Baramulla, Javaid Hussain Beg Monday took a dig at the separatist leaders by questioning...

Doctors form Coordination Committee

Srinagar: Various doctors association from Kashmir and Jammu region Monday formed an amalgam—Jammu and Kashmir Doctors Coordination Committee (JKDCC)—an umbrella of several other associations,...

Editorial: The rot within

Srinagar: A former IAS officer, Sonali Kumar who along with his husband-who also happened to be an IAS officer of the JK cadre who...

Three notorious drug peddlers among five arrested

  Srinagar: Intensifying its drive against the  menace of drugs and  drug smugglers, Jammu and Kashmir  police today captured  five alleged drug  peddlers while one...

As power woes continue, people protest against PDD

Shopian: As the Power Development Department (PDD) continues to haunt people through unscheduled power cuts, residents of Keegam village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district...

Kunzar Tangmarg residents protest water scarcity

Baramulla: The residents of Kunzar area in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday staged protest against the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department for failing...

Continuing with her public outreach, Mehbooba convenes public grievances camp at Kathua

  Kathua: A day after conducting her Public Outreach programme at Samba, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti visited Kathua and convened a grievances redressal camp here...

Class 8 results today

Srinagar: Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) today said that results of annual Class 8 exams in Kashmir Division shall be announced on November...

Proud of my officers, Jawans: DGP

Jammu: In the series of programmes to reach out the far off districts of state Director General of Police Dr. S.P Vaid Monday visited...

Guv chairs committee of board meet

  Jammu: Governor N. N. Vohra, Chairman Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, chaired a meeting of the Committee of the Board (comprising Jammu based...

Asiea visits Hazratbal shrine, reviews Milad arrangements

Srinagar: Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Asiea Naqash Monday visited Hazratbal shrine to take stock of the arrangements put in place...

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